Journal of Mary Phyllis Fisher - Thomas Davies

They had gone to Las Vegas a number of times and other places to perform. But he had not
mentioned Jane who is from Las Vegas. When Lloyd came home the first of June he brought
Jane and little Barbara, Lore’s daughter, with him. [Lore had been attending the university also
that year getting his bachelor degree.]
Jane is a very lovely girl. She stayed with us for a week, and then returned to Las Vegas where
her parents live. Her parents are LDS but inactive and her father said that Jane couldn’t marry a
Mormon. Lloyd said he would not get married unless they could be married in the temple.
Finally her father said she could get married if they could have a wedding there as well. Jane’s
Bishop in Las Vegas made the arrangements.
On July 27 Lloyd and Jane Cripps were married in the Cardston Alberta Temple.
Jane made her wedding gown and the dress for her sister who was to be the Bride’s maid. We
decided to have a reception and invite all the children and grandchildren and the people from
Bow Island who Lloyd knew. About 80 people came. Everything was lovely. Fay, Rae, and
Anne made dainty squares and cookies. Ellen made and decorated the wedding cake. We had
punch, rolls, and turkey-ala-king, green salads and nuts and candy. We decorated with lots of
fresh flowers. Sister Matkin gave me a big bouquet of roses from her garden and we bought
baskets of flowers to put on the stage.
The program was the best I have ever heard at a reception.
Ted was the master of ceremonies. He was so good.
Blair offered a lovely prayer and blessing on the food.
Dan and Frank sang.
Barbara and Lore’s girl sang.
Sister Atwood whistled The Nightingale Song.
Sara’s family sang and acted out “The Lonely Little Goat Herder.
Linda Stringam played a couple of piano pieces.
They all took pictures both in the morning after the temple ceremony and in the evening after the
reception. After it was over Jane and Lloyd left for Las Vegas. The next morning Blair and
Anne took us to Las Vegas to attend the wedding there. It was all very lovely but seemed such a
farce after having seen the temple marriage. There were mostly LDS people at the wedding, the
bishop and teachers who had taught Jane in MIA and Primary and Sunday school, and members
of the ward that Jane and her grandmother went to.
The morning after the reception we went to California and saw Nell, Ren’s sister and visited her
children there for a day. It was a long hot trip home till Blair bought an air cooler to go in his
car. And although we were tired we enjoyed the trip very much together.
1967. October 9 th
Today is Thanksgiving Day. I have so many things to be thankful for.
This morning father and I went to Lethbridge. Lore and Barbara had invited us to dinner and
what a feast we had, turkey, pumpkin pie with all the trimmings. Sara and Ellen and their
families were there also. I have so many lovely grandchildren and a wonderful family, a
comfortable home and a good husband, the privilege of officiating in the temple and working in
the church.
This summer has been such an eventful one. It began with the big snow storm in April. Roads
were blocked. The snowdrifts were higher than a car along the road when it was finally possible
to get the snowplow through. Many of the cattle died standing up the snow came down so fast.
It was the first of June before the ground was in good enough condition to start planting. But by
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